Season 14 of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Ameristar East Chicago comes to its conclusion as the final day of the $1,110 Main Event gets underway at 11:00 a.m.
The three starting flights pulled together a 557-entry field total which was enough to blast the 300k guarantee and generated a $538,790 prize pool.
A total of 69 players found a bag during the three starting flights and those lucky enough to do so will be returning today for Day 2.
| Flight |
Entries |
Advanced |
| Day 1A |
115 |
15 |
| Day 1B |
189 |
24 |
| Day 1C |
252 |
30 |
| Total |
557 |
69 |
Starting the day with the overall chip lead is Wisconsin native Zach Heiman, who bagged large in Day 1c and will look to add his first MSPT title to his resume.
Top Stacks After Day 1 Flights
| Rank |
Player |
Main Event Titles |
Chip Count |
| 1 |
Zach Heiman |
0 |
741,000 |
| 2 |
Casey Bogus |
0 |
701,000 |
| 3 |
Miroslav Semanisin |
0 |
695,000 |
| 4 |
Anthony Palmer |
0 |
623,000 |
| 5 |
Brett Reichard |
0 |
585,000 |
| 6 |
Michael Puccio |
0 |
557,000 |
| 7 |
Ivan Trajcevski |
0 |
521,000 |
| 8 |
Arthur Zabronsky |
0 |
478,000 |
| 9 |
Sarah Stefan |
0 |
437,000 |
| 10 |
Steve Buell |
0 |
432,000 |
While each player in the top 10 is looking to secure their first title, there’re 13 MSPT champs remaining in the field with four of them looking to add to their Season 14 success.
Player of the Year points leader Umut Ozturk (248,000) looks to add himself into the coveted MSPT Hall of Fame with another cash today to join the likes of Kou Vang (229,000), Blake Bohn (153,000), and Rob WazWaz (115,00).
While both Ozturk and WazWaz have tied the record for most final table appearances in a season (4), Bohn eyes a record-breaking fifth MSPT title for himself.
The final day will see 69 players returning to the felt, but only 63 of them will be grabbing a piece of the prize pool.
A min-cash will be paying $2,047, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $113,146 first-place prize, along with the MSPT Main Event trophy.
Season 14 MSPT Ameristar East Chicago $1,110 Main Event Payouts
| Place |
Prize |
POY |
| 1 |
$113,146 |
1,700 |
| 2 |
$69,513 |
1,500 |
| 3 |
$50,646 |
1,400 |
| 4 |
$37,715 |
1,300 |
| 5 |
$28,556 |
1,200 |
| 6 |
$21,552 |
1,100 |
| 7 |
$16,702 |
1,000 |
| 8 |
$12,931 |
900 |
| 9 |
$10,237 |
800 |
| 10 12 |
$8,082 |
700 |
| 13-15 |
$6,465 |
600 |
| 16-18 |
$5,388 |
500 |
| 19-21 |
$4,741 |
400 |
| 22-24 |
$3,933 |
300 |
| 25-27 |
$3,340 |
200 |
| 28-36 |
$2,586 |
150 |
| 37-45 |
$2,317 |
100 |
| 46-54 |
$2,155 |
75 |
| 55-63 |
$2,047 |
50 |
Cards will be in the air at 11:00 a.m. local time with blind levels lasting 40-minutes in length until heads-up play is reached, at which point they will be reduced to 30-minutes.
Day 1c reached the earliest hard stop so that's the point where Day 2 will begin, with action picking up from Level 14 where there's 29:00 remining at 3,000/5,000/5,000.
Stay tuned to MSPTpoker.com for all updates regarding the conclusion of the MSPT Ameristar East Chicago Main Event!
MSPT Ameristar East Chicago Remaining Schedule
| Date |
Time (MDT) |
Tournament |
Chips |
Blind Levels |
| 29-Oct |
11:00 AM |
$1,110 MSPT Main Event NLH Day 2 (2-Day Event) |
- |
40 Minutes |
| 29-Oct |
Noon |
$360 Last Chance NLH |
20,000 |
20 Minutes |